Recent Blog Posts

• You Should be Doing This
  This is a good example of local growth busting. I just sent this letter to my local county regarding its growth-centric draft strategic plan….
• Focus Our Outrage Where it Will Count
  As long as our society insists we keep chasing the Holy Grail of never-ending economic growth, and as long as we keep growing our populations, crap like fracking will be thrown at us. We face a daily barrage of incursions and threats to our ecosystems – our life support. Those with an ecological conscience rise up and fight. They struggle against pipelines, dams, GMOs, freeways, sprawl, power plants, and more. But the barrage continues, and it will – as long as we can’t kick the habit of growth addiction.
• President Stands up to Growth Boosters; Redford Applauds
  I believe we should thank elected representatives who have the courage to embrace the end of growth and stop wasting precious resources trying to get another hit of that destructive drug. We should thank the President for not making yet another huge environmental sacrifice in the interest of fueling growth. But I remind you it is painfully apparent Obama either doesn't understand the era of growth is over, or doesn't feel he can be honest with the electorate about that and keep his job.
• Fear of Rejection
  The good news is GrowthBusters has been selected to screen at the Cosmic Cine Filmfestival 2012 – Awakening of the Blue Planet. Each year this festival screens films related to consciousness and change. Clearly GrowthBusters is a perfect match for this festival. The bad news is GrowthBusters did not make the cut at the Sedona, Phoenix, Byron Bay, Thin Line, and Boulder International film festivals.
• How Do I Become a Growthbuster?
  I just finished a great conversation via Skype with an audience in Salem, Oregon who viewed GrowthBusters tonight. Thanks to the Salem Progressive Film Series, I was able to answer questions and participate in the event without jumping on a jet airplane, increasing my footprint, and decreasing my bank account. The questions and comments indicated this audience understands it is time for some great change! I promised the crowd I’d share a couple things via my blog. The first of which is a link to great commentary written by former Salem Mayor Mike Swaim.